Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-03
WASHINGTON.
Ex.Congressman GIddings Testifies for
the Defense Before the Outrage Mill
Committee and Speaks Plainly.
The Senate Finally Confirms Benedict as
Public Printer-BiIls Approved
by the PRECEDENT,
TEXAS INVESTIGATION .

TEXAS INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, March , -Colonel ID. c.
Giddings, eX-Congressman from Texas
and counsel from the Democratic side,
was the principal witness before the Tex
as investigating committee to-day. He
said he took no active part in the late
contest. He went 10 the meeting at
BRENNAN because he was in favor of law
and order, and advised abstinence from
all classes OF violence. He had
always advised against any resort to mob
law. One CT the memorislistsI afterwards
said his pacific course had probably saved
his, the memorialist's life. There was
great dissatisfaction with the Republican
administration, and threats had been re-
peatedly made to kill officials. He
thought the uDpopulsrity Of the memoir
alists vas not due to their Republican
views. but 10 the fact that
| they manipulated the cOlOred vote
and placed incompetent men in office.
He said the reputation Of the memorial
lists was bad. They were Republicans for
revenue only, and that when they failed
to succeed in 1884, their occupation
was gone, and having to lose
their prestige, they wanted to leave.
1t was his opinion they wanted
to pose as martyrs before the country and
be able TO secure recognition in case of
the ascendency of the Republican party.
The reason people had not rebelled be-
fore, was because they were peaceable and
iaw-observing people, and he believed the
people in no county in any state,
in east, south or west, would submit
to such Republican methods of admins
trstion one year, much less twenty, as
they had done. The testimony of Colonel
Gidding's closed the evidence for the de-
tense, and the committee adjourned till
tomorrow, when evidence in reauttal
will be submitted.
BENEDICT CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, March Public Printer
Beredics has been confirmed by the Sen
ate by vote OF 81 to 10.
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The Presi-
dent to day approved the Military Acsde-
my appropriation bill, the regular pen
sion appropriation bill and the set to or
ganiz3 q hospital corps of the United
States.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, March . Contirmations
S. N. Aldricl, to be Assistant Treasurer
OF the United States at Boston; t. S.Tyo,
Assistant Appraiser of New York City.
WILL REPORT ADVERSELY.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Senate COM
mlttee on the District OF Columbia, ia a
special and very short meeting this morn
iDg,voted to report adversely on the nom
nation of James n. TrOtter of Boston,
the Colored man nominated to be Re-
corder OF Deeds for the District of Co.
lumbia.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March THE following
dispatch received here last night from
Indianapolis has an important bearing on
the investigation now going on before the
Senate committee en- privileges and cleo
tons:
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March Judge
Gresham to-day decided the famous Per-
Kins contempt case by dischsrgirg Per
kins. He was summoned as witness in
case or wing out of the forging of elec-
ton returns and refused to testify before
q United States commissioner. Taking
the Msckin csse as a precedent, he was
committed because it was ncld then that
as congressman was elected at the cleo
Judge Gresham says as the vote for con-
gresham was not in question
the commissioner had not jurisdic-
ton.
1t is generally held here by lead
ing lawyers and BY the Texas dele
CATION in particular that the grand jury
in Texas has no jurisdiction over the
matter of alleged violation of election
laws and reported kuklux outrages, as
the legality Of Mr.. Mills election was
never questioned, and the decision of
Judge Gresham does not give the United
States Senate jurisdiction over the mat
ter. The proceeding is regarded as ir
regular, and if subjected 10 legal test
the case would not hold.
TEXAS PATENTS ISSUED TO-DAY.
James W. Findley, Dallas, g coupling
Richard E. Draper, Cookies Point, expan-
sion double shovel corn and cotton
planter: Abner S. Sims, Union City,
Tenn, assignor of one-half to W. A. Till
man, Grapevine, Tex, food fence.